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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article R2123-23

The increases in functional allowances resulting from the application of article L. 2123-22 may amount to a maximum for the elected representatives referred to in article L. 2123-20 : 1° In the commun…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Disclosure of accounts

Article L232-23

I. - Every joint-stock company is required to file with the court registry, to be appended to the register of commerce and companies, within one month of the approval of the annual accounts by the gen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: French investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-23

…of investment firms, the draft referred to in I and the information provided for in Article L. 533-23 ensuring the protection of the branch's clients shall be forwarded, within three months of receip…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in article R. 1245-1 from or to countries outside the European Union and the European Economic Area and intended for the manufacture of medicinal products

Article R1245-23

…oned in Annex III of Commission Directive (EU) 2015/566 of 8 April 2015 implementing Directive 2004/23/EC as regards procedures for verifying equivalent quality and safety standards for imported tissu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Annual contribution on rental income

Article 234 nonies

…at least fifteen years on 1 January of the tax year, paid by the lessors mentioned in I of article 234 duodecies and in articles 234 terdecies and 234 quaterdecies. II.-(Repealed) III.-Income derived…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Inspections

Article L513-23

…e auditor of any company controlling the société de crédit foncier within the meaning of Article L. 233-3 of the Commercial Code, or the auditor of a company controlled directly or indirectly by a com…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article 230-19

The following are entered in the wanted persons file in respect of judicial decisions: 1° Search warrants, orders and notes issued by the public prosecutor, investigating, trial or sentence enforcemen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis

1. Entitled to a tax reduction are payments made by companies subject to income tax or corporation tax for the benefit of:a) Works or organisations of general interest of a philanthropic, educational,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII bis: Exemption for capital gains realised on the sale of a sole proprietorship or a complete branch of activity

Article 238 quindecies

I. - Capital gains subject to the articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies and realised in the context of a commercial, industrial, craft, liberal or agricultural activity on the occasion of the transfe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-23

Regularly kept accounting records may be admitted in court as evidence between traders of commercial transactions. If they have been irregularly kept, they may not be invoked by the author for his own…

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